The Republican journal., 1887-11-17
Ohautauqua Chat.
The Chautauqua programme of the past sum
mer consisted of ore hundred and ninety-siA
lectures and entertainments.

The Chautauqua programme OF the past sum-
mer consisted of one hundred and ninety-siX
lectures and entertainments.
The G. l.. S. G. class of 1891 has aniuE. its
list of vice presidents, Mrs. Mary A. Lycrmorc
and Mrs. Mary Il. Lathrap.
The G. l.. S. c. class of 1887 graduated 5000
persons, GS1 of whom were present to receive
their diplomas at ChuatauGua.
The Chautauqua School of Theology has
many students in England. Scotland and Ire
land, and some even in far Australia
There are now registered in the general office
at Planfied, n. j., nearly 2,lo0 local circles of
the G. l.. $. G. The aggregate membership Of
the several classes is over 100000.
The students of the Chautauqua College of
Liberal Arts, represent almost every State in
the American Union. besides very liberal re-
presentation from the Dominion of Canada.
Japan, China, India. South America and
South Africa have c. l.. 5. G. organizations
and there is 4 Chautauqua magazine in Jap
anese for the use of 1000 readers already at
work in that empire.
The Chautauqua outlook for the opening
year is more hopeful than ever before. Al
ready large numbers of new students have
registered, and almost all of the former stu
dents continue their correspondence work.
is received but once Il year, three missionaries
are taking the &. l.. $. G. course. They have
perseVe1cd for three Years in spite Of the de
lays in receiving books and examination pa
Pcrs, and expect to graduate in lSSS.
There were enrolled in the various academic
departments of the Chautauqua College for
Liberal Arts for the year fSSii-lSS7, one hun
drcd and cighty-cigEt students. In addition
there were one hundred in the special schools
not cIaSSpu aS academic StuuautS
OF the thirty-onc members of tie faculty of
the Chautauqua College of Liberal Arts. four
are ladies: Prof. Sara A. Emerson, from Wei
lesley College. of the Latin department; Mrs.
Z. l.. McClintOck, of the English; Miss NJ. l..
Ileuerman. of the German, and Madcmois,lie
FIelrant, of the French.
The c. l.. S. c. diploma contains blanks up
on which are to he affixed seal: tcStfying to
postgraduate diligence in stud les. Dr. Vincent
in addressing the class of =. at Chautanqua,
advised the enriching of the diploma bv thca,I-
looked back four years it looked forward for
ty.
In recen; address on the claims and meth
DDS Of the Chautaulua University. the Regis
trar said: NV hat Chautaulua holds out TO her
students is not the promise of a degree as a re-
ward for the faithful devotion OF spare
moments to study through long years of time
but the sure hope that upon their brow shall
rest in time the brightest crown that earth can
give. even the crown of broad, deep, and en-
during culture
Every movement should be encouraged that
tends to make our prisons and !neityntiaries
rcformatorleS i'll the true senSe Of The word.
One such movement is the introduction Of The
{. l.. ). {. course of reading among tlic prison.
ers. many of whom are far from being i3nor
ant or stupid. In the state penitentiary at
Canon City. Colorado, there were forty who
gave three hours a day to this reading. and two
hours of each week were spent in reviewing
the work under competent leader. In the
State prison at Boise City. Idaho, over thirty
have registered as regular students.